Experimental study of matrix carbon field emission cathodes and computer-aided design of electron guns for microwave power devices, exploring these cathodes

Author

Grigoriev, Y.A. ; Petrosyan, A.I. ; Penzyakov, V.V. ; Pimenov, V.G. ; Rogovin, V.I. ; Shesterkin, V.I. ; Kudryashov, V.P. ; Semyonov, V.C.

Author_Institution

Res. & Production Co., Saratov, Russia

fYear

1996

fDate

7-12 Jul 1996

Firstpage

522

Lastpage

525

Abstract

Experimental study of matrix carbon field emission cathodes (MCFEC) which has led to stable operation of the cathodes with emission current value up to 100 mA, is described. A method of computer-aided design of TWT electron guns (EC) with MCFEC, based on the results of the MCFEC emission experimental study is presented. The experimental MCFEC emission characteristics are used to define the field gain coefficient K and cathode effective emission area Seff. The EG program computes the electric field upon the MCFEC surface, multiplies it values by the K value and uses F-N law and the Seff value to calculate the MCFEC current; the electron trajectories are computed as well

Keywords

CAD; carbon; cathodes; electron field emission; electron guns; travelling wave tubes; vacuum microelectronics; 100 mA; C; F-N law; TWT; cathode effective emission area; computer-aided design; electron guns; electron trajectories; emission characteristics; emission current value; field emission cathodes; field gain coefficient; microwave power devices; Cathodes; Design automation; Electron beams;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 1996. IVMC'96., 9th International

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3594-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVMC.1996.601878

Filename

601878